New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-24

TIE TALK or THE DAY.

According TO The London Globe, herme.,csn
sealed bottle OF vino was in 1877 exhumed from n.
Roman cemetery of Mscamps, Arl.s and its con.
tents were Analysed 10y Bertheio, tho well-knou
French chemist. The analysis shows that tho lion,d
had retained it, vinous character and cCnta,ned 10
per ccht OF alcohol
Burlington Husband-Are you aware, nv dear t,.
you mako away Win apOut $50 year la nu,,, cas
lales riding ~ your sewing society and other met
ings
Wile Yes, sir, I am but l do it for oconon,,,
sake don't believe you could airold to have ma
walk.
Miie-ierhaps you not aware that between or,
house. and the post-oice there are four mlIlner.,
shops. burlington FREQ Press.
John Barnard. now living In Waertown, Dakot.
the first theatrical manager to give matinee Der
fomances. They given in Barnum's Museum
az Ann-st and Broadway, when Banvad was manavy
ing that institution for the scudder estate. Mr. Bar
num- bought tho museum for $4,000 paying for it in
instalments.
A Friend in Nced.-rirst Undcrtaher-Comc around
to MY house tonight.
Second Undertaker-I would but have an enga,s,
mcnt.
NO promised lady friend Of mine cali mi,
0'SH siek~ ana try 10 '"'0' Up "'' husband
No. hos funny a newspaper Oman.
World.
New England people regard New-YorkelS as only
pumpkin In pie.
smith, saw Dumcy. you have had eome expert.
In Ovo affairs. and | want your advice There
is a pretty little widow in Harlem whom devoiedly
love In paying my addresses how often ought 70
Dumley-she Is widow, you say
Dnmley-Seven nights In a week. my boy with +,
Wednesday and saturday matinee. Epoch.
a screw maker. baronet and a doctor Is fhs
contemptuous way in which The Toronto Clobe7
refers TO the British members Of the Fisheries
mission.
\ well-todo colorcd man called Mr.. J. \. Gully.
city tax collector for the purpose Of paying hi, sxe
Upon being asked what tho amount wa NJ. Gully
Informed him hat be owed only 81 TO- Hoy Is
!. the property valued at anyway He was Informed
hat the value OF his property had been placed at 5000
That amount noun, 70 ,a a the visitor :" Is wrong Ny prop
once swore to that amount being it, value. want
not think that the city should collect any other amount
than the exact value " he property. do not want
e G TO e. innate the Value Of nv Ply p and
10 paw taxes on them at that valne. t"mpuse thN
paw the sum The collector then made another com
putation and found hat the taxes amounted 10 500 IS
The coored citizen paid It cheerfully. -(NIcridlan
MISS News.
At Laberan British possession in Nor.h Eornco
the only English officials Governor Ley. and
Lieutenant Hamilton. The latter gentleman
bnes in himself the Offices Of master attendant post
master colonial secretary, treasurer, Magistrate. In
speotOr Of police. inspector OF the prison. chief
missioner of woods and colonial engineer In all these
capac es he ponds himself himself and
carefully copies and registers his letters IN writing
official letters from himself to himself he adopts
very dlgnded and ely style, and subscribe, him.
self Your obcdient servant"
The Use OF g-Clcrgyman-Nothng better
illustrates the dcgenerscy of the than the extent
10 which slang T. used.
People who claim refinement ntcrllid their son.
fences with slang words
Even the ladies' cannot talk without singing in
lot Of sewer language"
Yes, they get here Just we'll a the men
" II makes me tired to think of II"
Ne oo'-(Lincoln Journal.
rumor Is current in London that p. 7. Barnum
will open his greatest show earth In that cy.
One paper Informs Its readers that Barnnm IS we'll
known politically, having represented the Connections
district for many years In the Upper House at Wash.
iugton. During this period no large dealer IN
mules in which business he laid the foundation u
his present large fortune
Two Ancient Familles-"My family : very ancleni'
remarked an English tourist III Ohio 1t dates Uack
to the Crusadc-.8
$50 doe, mlne., replied the Buckeye. MY mor!er
Crusader herself And what a noble stand
they made against the liquor traffic too"
Aw,' said the Engi,hman, considerably my,aed
-tlfusburg Chronicle
There is doubt that the Boston papers very
city, Tor instance which had the cmalh abe new, tho
other morning that Mrs. James Brown Potter had
played the eht before in this city 10 an Sll.OOC
house. 1t + In such little ways this that CO,oEJ
Taylor shows himself to be hustler.
rte o one, Clean Tea the the ;now Of your walk
on Tho steps Of a Montcalm--t. house.
"Snow !" echoed the woman. Where il n ~
" There. ma am
"Why. there arent over four fakes"
" know II, ma'am, but all | wanted wa short
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